Chemical Reactions and Enzymes Assessment

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Most life processes are actually a series of what type of reactions?

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Chemical reactions

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In a chemical reaction, the substances that are converted are called:

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Reactants

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The substances produced in a chemical reaction are known as:

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Products

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What term describes any chemical reaction taking place in the body?

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Metabolism

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All chemical reactions in living things require special protein molecules called:

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Enzymes

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Enzymes are proteins used to:

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Catalyze reactions

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The specific region on an enzyme where substrates bind is called the:

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Active site

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How do enzymes affect the activation energy for reactions?

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They lower it

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The suffix commonly used at the end of enzyme names is:

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-ase

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The amount of energy needed to start a reaction is called:

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Activation energy